Biden Admin Approves Over $30 Average Increase in Food Stamp Assistance

Biden Admin Approves Over $30 Average Increase in Food Stamp Assistance
A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a grocery store in New York on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images
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The Biden administration has approved the largest single increase in food stamp assistance in the program’s history.

The boost, announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Aug. 16, is based on an update to the algorithm that governs the Thrifty Food Plan, which tracks and suggests the cost of budget-conscious nutritional goals for American families.
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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